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Market Commentary: S&P 500 Approaching All-Time High but US Economic Momentum Slowing

Carson Wealth

General Electric was the most recent of the 12 to be included, but was it removed October 2018. US LEI Deteriorates Right now, our proprietary US Leading Economic Index (LEI) is telling us that economic momentum is slowing and the economy is growing below trend. But the economy avoided a recession back then too.

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

in 2018-2019. in 2018-2019). As you can see, policy rate expectations have been creeping up since last summer, mostly as the labor market data has come in better than expected (along with other economic data). Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C Workers are quitting their jobs less frequently. By no means is a 1.9%

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Market Commentary: Good Riddance February, Hello March

Carson Wealth

Given our overall still positive economic backdrop, to see this much worry in the air is actually rather bullish and why we dont expect the recent weakness to spiral out of control. So, imports are just subtracting all the goods and services households and businesses buy from abroad, since it doesnt add to domestic economic activity.

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Q&A: Wealthcare’s CEO on What the Sammons Deal Means for the Future of the RIA

Wealth Management

Related: Merchant Invests in Trust Company to Bring Those Services to RIA Network So in about 2017, 2018, we de-emphasized the direct sale of the software and instead used the software as what we are today, which is a platform that supports independent advisors. We’ll take care of the compliance, the billing and the operations.

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Market Commentary: Some Favorite Charts from 2024 and a New Congress Is Sworn In

Carson Wealth

That change tells a lot of the economic story for the year. Theres also the added factor of a rebound in the subdued economic confidence weve seen in recent years. Lingering pandemic fatigue and inflation spiking to its highest level in over 40 years in mid-2022 significantly dampened economic sentiment.

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Why Multistate Tax Issues Are Becoming a Bigger Risk for Your Clients

Harness Wealth

States have abandoned simple physical presence standards for sophisticated economic nexus concepts that cast a wider net over interstate commerce. Wayfair validate economic nexus standards, creating tax obligations based solely on sales volume or transaction count. Court decisions like South Dakota v.

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Market Commentary: There’s Something About August

Carson Wealth

Then in 2022 Jerome Powell surprised markets in August by turning quite hawkish at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Elevated interest rates are hurting rate-sensitive areas of the economy like housing, which are now dragging on economic growth. Buckle Up By no means are we saying this bull market is over. Let’s dig in.